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Intimated

Intimate \In"ti*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intimating.] [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.]

  1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. [Obs.]

    He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war.
    --E. Hall.

    So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief.
    --Spenser.

  2. To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office.

    The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original pattern.
    --Locke.

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vb. (en-past of: intimate)

Usage examples of "intimated".

He compared the dates with missions he and Hrriss had been on: those which Rogitel had intimated had included nefarious side trips.

She really hadn't be lieved Nick this afternoon when he intimated he'd thwarted Father's plans.

And whatever the Black Key may have intimated, I promise you I mean you no harm.

The woman had said Lars' name in a tone that indicated more than casual acquaintance with him, intimated a relationship that was more than work oriented.

In his discourse he intimated to every one that it is not desirable to promote factions, but rather to extinguish them.

Rinaldo immediately waited upon him, and intimated how much the party of the nobility, and all who wished for repose, rejoiced to find he had attained that dignity.

He therefore intimated that he had received a letter from Giovanni Bentivogli, prince of Bologna, which informed him that the marquis of Ferrara was upon the river Albo, at the head of a considerable force, with the avowed intention of leading it to Florence.

Hereupon the Florentines intimated to the duke, that his presence with the force was in many ways advantageous and beneficial, and of itself sufficient to alarm the enemy.

They also sent ambassadors to Florence to complain of the injuries they had suffered, and adroitly intimated, that if Carlo had not been secretly supported he could not have made war upon them with such perfect security.

In the morning it was intimated to Francesco that Giuliano would be absent.

When this was accomplished, the pope intimated to the Venetians, that they must desist from war against Ferrara.

The pope had frequently intimated to the Colonnesi that it ought to be restored.

Whether was this a symptom of an unquiet mind, or rather was it thus intimated that he who should persevere in worshipping that crowd, not, to be sure, of gods, but of demons, could not dwell with quiet.

But because it was right that three leading truths regarding the creature be intimated to us, viz.

For when God had made a distinction between their sacrifices, neglecting Cain’s, regarding Abel’s, which was doubtless intimated by some visible sign to that effect.